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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (12 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of wheelchair liveable houses that each local authority have in their current plans, broken down by municipal district in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50689/22]

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (11 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank all the Deputies who contributed to this discussion of disability services and the Minister and Minister of State for remaining here for the two hours. That is appreciated. It is evident from the contributions that disability services are at an all-time low and there is need for immediate action to address the problems within the services and unmet need as outlined in the disability...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (11 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — Budget 2023 has failed to resource and fund disability support services and infrastructure that the Government itself has identified as essential to meet current and future unmet need for children and adults; — the Government's additional Budget 2023 allocation of €29.3 million to build capacity in disability...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: A nine-year-old autistic boy called Harry who attended an autism class in his local primary school is now facing expulsion. An incident occurred last Thursday week which caused him to have a meltdown. He and his mother were waved off from school afterwards by the principal and his class teacher who said "We will see you tomorrow", only for his family to receive an email that night stating...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that she has taken to ensure that universal design learning and universal design principles are implemented in primary and secondary schools to make the classroom fully accessible for all children; the actions that she will take to ensure that a multi-sensory learning approach is included in the school curriculum; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the system in place to track and measure need for school places for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50028/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding for TFI Local Link daily return routes from the towns of Ballyjamesduff and Kilnaleck to the town of Cavan as applied for by Cavan-Monaghan Local Link will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50085/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a threatened expulsion of an autistic student from a autism class in a primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50197/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (6 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent meeting that he had with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49083/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (6 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the decision by European Union foreign ministers to renew the European Union-Israel Association Council; his views on this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49084/22]

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons Disabilities, CRPD, general comment on Article 9, accessibility, sets out that it is a precondition for persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully and equally in society. Without access to transport, among other facilities and services, persons with disabilities do not have equal opportunities to participate in society....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (5 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 333. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 317 and 318 of 22 September 2022, if he will list the disability representative organisations that his Department has engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48917/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (5 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 334. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 317 and 318 of 22 September 2022, if he will list the disabled persons’ organisations that his Department has engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48918/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (5 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: 335. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 317 and 318 of 22 September 2022, if his Department includes disability service-providers in its definition of disabled persons’ organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48919/22]

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: The stated aim of Housing for All is that everyone in the State should have access to a home, to purchase or rent at an affordable price, that is built to a high standard, in the right place and offers a high quality of life. The reality for most falls well short of that. Every week in my constituency office I have people coming in who are facing eviction. They are frantically looking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: I apologise for being late. I read the Teaching Council's statements last night. I wanted to query a couple of things. The statement mentioned Droichead, which I am familiar with because I was a teacher before being elected. Ms Fox mentioned newly qualified teachers employed in special settings in exceptional circumstances. I have had engagement with several parents whose children are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: All newly qualified teachers will have a good basis of inclusive education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: I refer to teachers who have already qualified. I know there is CPD but it is optional and many teachers do not show any interest in finding out more about inclusive education and addressing the needs of the students in their class, whether it is mainstream or special settings. I know as a teacher that there were many teachers who had no interest in students who had additional needs and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: Ms Fox was talking about all teachers having training in inclusive education. How many teachers have specific training in the area of special education? I am talking about teachers who are completely focused on the area. Does Ms Fox have figures on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Pauline Tully: I thank all the representatives for their presentations; there is very little in them that I disagree with. This committee is focused on autism. What we need to do to ensure the inclusion of autistic children in education, and, as much as possible, in mainstream education. That is, I would imagine, proving impossible because of the failure of the progressing disability model. How is that...